Westropp — Ancient Castles of the County of Limerick. 245 



(except Lysgesy, Lysnefant, and Clotherbarwan) to Eob. Maunsel 

 while T. Underwood by cbarter granted llathbrile, in Moyrene, 

 in offergus to H. Capella (Plea E., 13, m. 8 and 14, m. 11). 

 1583 Moneymoybell, ruinous C. (Des. E.). 1615 Held by 01. 

 and, 1623, by Eic. Stephenson (Inq. Exch., Car. I., 91 ; 

 Inq. Chan., 15b, 20b, 24b, ix., 86). 1655 Granted to Brook Bridges 

 and J. Bourke (B.D. ; D.S.B., 3; C.S., p. 85). 1665 To 01. 

 Lambert. 1688 Forfeited by Burke. ^ 1726 Eob. Morgan,- of 

 Connegarr, mortgaged part of J. Burke's lands of Munnymoehill 

 (Dub. Eeg., 51, p. 217). 



Fabric. — The walls stood in 1840 ; and Mr. G. Morgan found vaults 

 under it. A fragment with traces of a side turret remain. 



391. DooNCAHA (19). Ts^ot marked. 1657 The C. shown. 

 (D.S.B., 3). 1655 Eic. Stephenson had held Down Cahie (C.S., 

 p. 85). A doubtful site. 



Shanagolden (part). 



392. KiLCOSGKAVE (19). Marked. 1299 The heirs of W. Eoth- 

 dean under T. f . Gerald held Kilcosgrau ; the rabbits in its warren 

 were destroyed by foxes (C.S.P.I.). 1452 Kilcosgrau held by the 

 Earls of Desmond (Eental). 1583 Kilcosgrave vill. and C, Ed. og 

 London (Des. E., 19b; Peyton, 192b; Inq. Exch., 54). 1587 Grant 

 to "W. Trenchard (Fi. 5078), and 1611 to his son E. Trenchard, who 

 had leased it to Eic. Gyll. The C. was a sufficient dwelling (Inq. 

 Chan., 6b). Erancis held it. 1657, his daughter married Cap. J. Coplen, 

 and their son J. married, 1677, Susanna Langford, and left the place 

 by will, 1719, to her nephew, whose descendants hold it. 



Fabric. — In 1840 the O.S. writers say that the house was on 

 the site of the C. which no one remembered as standing. In fact, 

 the foundations remain near the house. 



393. Craggard (19). Not marked. A small peel tower on the 

 Eox Covert Hill ; its site is remembered. It is shown on a map of 

 1750. 



^ Jas. and J. Morgan, of Moyreen, by deed 1731 (Dub. Reg.) granted part of 

 J. Burke's part of Moneymoehill which they held from Lord Carberry, assignee of 

 N. Burke, of Cahir Meahell, deceased, otherwise under J., son and heir of Nic. 

 Bourke. 



2 The family of Morgan, now of Old Abbey, see U.S. A. I., vol. xxxiv., p. 50. 

 They claim descent from Sir Ed. Morgan, of Llantarnam, Wales. 



